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JSF held a board meeting on 23th and agreed to introduce a new annual Pro-Am figure skating competition, the Medal Winners Open. Men's and Ladies' medalists of past major international comps will be invited regardless of their eligibility. 6 competitors for each. There will be no Dance or Pairs event.

This is an ISU sanctioned event, and will be held on Oct. 5th in Saitama, Japan. The competition will have emphasis on the artistic side of the skating.
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I think this will replace Japan Open.

I'm interested to see what the last sentence implies. Will they modify CoP, or use 6.0

According to this article, the skaters will be skating free programs only, the jumps are excluded from the scoring, show lighting and vocals are permitted, and the pros will be consist of relatively newly retired skaters.

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JSF held a board meeting on 23th and agreed to introduce a new annual Pro-Am figure skating competition, the Medal Winners Open. Men's and Ladies' medalists of past major international comps will be invited regardless of their eligibility. 6 competitors for each.

OMG!!!!! I would soooo love to go there but it´s way too far away. and expensive... But ILIA and IRINA in the same competition...
I SOOOOOOOOO want to GOOOOOOOOOO! Does anybody knows if this will be televised???

OMG!!!!! I would soooo love to go there but it´s way too far away. and expensive... But ILIA and IRINA in the same competition...
I SOOOOOOOOO want to GOOOOOOOOOO! Does anybody knows if this will be televised???

I've been transferring tapes to DVD and felt a little sad seeing the ABC fluff/cheesefests circa 2002-2004 knowing they could never be supported in the US today. But glad to get (extra) confirmation there's still a market in Japan!

Tickets will be on sale generally from June 30th, but we can participate in drawing of tickets now till June 14th. The result will be announced on June 15th.
It is accepted on the internet only. If you understand in Japanese, anyone can participate in it.